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Dumfriesshire / Deciphering Sasine dates, etc.
« on: Sunday 18 June 17 00:06 BST (UK)  »
    On a recent visit to the lovely Ewart Library in Dumfries, I was able to dig up three sasine entries for my 4x great grandfather, James Baxter. Now that I'm home, citing and transcribing all of this into Evernote, I need a little help deciphering a few details. In the attached example:

    • Aug 3 1799 -- I assume this is the date the completed transaction was registered with the county
    • July 5 1799 -- The date the transaction concluded...?
    • July 22 1796 -- Okay...guessing this is either the date James and David Maxwell committed to the transaction -or- the day Mr. Maxwell originally took possession of said ground...?

    Please correct me if I'm wrong (which may very well be the case).

    My other question:
     
    • What does on Disp. mean?

    One little paragraph, so many queries. ;)

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Nottinghamshire / Original graves at St. Helen's in Stapleford...?
« on: Thursday 15 June 17 18:40 BST (UK)  »
I'm perplexed. It appears at least a couple of my ancestors should/would have been buried on the grounds of St. Helen's in Stapleford in the late 1700s and early 1800s, but was stunned upon visiting this spring to find burial sites gone. Vanished.

Calling the church to inquire about the history of the missing graves was met with a rather abrupt "I don't know." Searching online hasn't filled in the blanks (the most I've been able to find is this, which doesn't explain a thing: http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/stapleford-st-helen/hchyard.php).

I'm digging (no pun intended) into this further, since a family member whose children were all baptized at St. Helen's died in 1840, but wasn't buried there. One possible explanation would be a break from the church, if parishioners were upset by the removal of graves. Without the history of what, exactly, happened regarding the original graves, well...it's just guesswork.

Anyone have some insight or suggestions about what may have occurred? Would really like to learn the entire story behind this "naked" churchyard.

Photos:

• A, B: I took these during my May visit. In it, you can see the most elegant of the original stones were kept then re-purposed to line the entry walkway. 

• C: Found online, showing monuments in the background---none of which are there today.


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Roxburghshire / Precise location of "Place Graden" in Linton...?
« on: Thursday 15 June 17 18:12 BST (UK)  »
A family I'm researching appears in Linton parish and RD on the 1861 Census, with "Place Graden" in the Road/Street/Name of House column. Looking at maps from the early 1900s, I can see "Old Graden," "Graden Moor," and "Graden," but am curious about where, exactly, "Place Graden" might have been.

Any suggestions or ideas about how and where I might find the info?

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